If you’ve heard of the Dean River, you probably know that lots of people like catching its steelhead. If you’ve read our blog much at all, you know that the Dean’s Chinook and Coho salmon are also incredible fish more than worthy of your pursuit. But the Dean’s still got more to offer… We always…
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Dog and Fish
More on Culture at Alaska West Guidespeak Glossary Native Crafts Facial Hair
It’s ‘duh-NEE-kee’.
Just to be really clear from the start, we’re not too worked up about how you say the name of our company. We picked an unusual name (it’s Athabaskan Indian for ‘moose’, by the way, and the name of your editor’s first dog), and we don’t expect anyone to know how to say it. That…
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Sorry, You Can’t Have This Hat
You gotta earn it. Rich Little was at Alaska West when a lot of our team was in high school…that qualifies. More On Culture At Alaska West Guidespeak Glossary Camp Dogs The Arolik Bus
The Carretera Austral
A cool road through pretty country. Photo: Chris Price Our trip at Chile West follows the a road called the Carretera Austral through Southern Chile. Today we learn a little bit about the Carretera! No less than 30 years ago, it was nearly impossible to reach the southern-most regions of Chile. With no roads, the…
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Escudo Beer
Photo: Trevor Covich If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you know that we think an important part of experiencing local cultures is drinking the local beer. In Chile there are many beers to choose from, but at Chile West we prefer to serve Escudo. Escudo is the Portuguese and Spanish word for…
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The Arolik Bus
The most-photographed yellow bus in the lower Kuskokwim. Photo: Cameron Miller Guests at Alaska West have the opportunity to book fishing days on the Arolik River, which is a really awesome experience for a whole bunch of reasons. Accessing the Arolik involves taking a short bus ride through the village of Quinhagak and down the…
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Chile Guidespeak Glossary
“He was flogging the seam when I wanted him to bang the bank.” Over the past few months we’ve presented glossaries to help you communicate with our guides in Alaska and in the Bahamas. Today we focus on the foreign language spoken by Chilean trout guides. If you’re headed to Chile West in the next…
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Camp Dogs
Rock entering water, prior to chase by Lab. Photo: Cameron Miller We love our Alaska West camp dogs. All photos by Cameron Miller. More Fun At Alaska West Facial Hair Wildlife On The Kanektok Shore Lunch
Pisco Sour
Yum. Photo: atonde at flickr After a day of fishing at Chile West, along with appetizers we like to introduce our guests to a very popular drink called the “Pisco Sour”. So what the heck is Pisco? Well… Pisco is liquor made from grapes. It’s not wine, more like a brandy. If you ask any…
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